Five Survive
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- Author：Holly Jackson
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Summary
AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER！ THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YA CRIME THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY。
‘A blisteringly good standalone thriller。’
The Observer， YA Books of the Year， 4/12/2022
‘A thrill ride。’
The Guardian
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。
It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。
There’s a sniper out there。 He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。
As a game of cat-and-mouse plays out， the group desperately tries to get help。 Buried secrets are forced to light and tensions within the group reach deadly levels。 Only one thing is for sure。 Not everyone will survive the night 。 。 。
‘A blisteringly good standalone thriller。’
The Observer， YA Books of the Year， 4/12/2022
‘A thrill ride。’
The Guardian
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。
It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。
There’s a sniper out there。 He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。
As a game of cat-and-mouse plays out， the group desperately tries to get help。 Buried secrets are forced to light and tensions within the group reach deadly levels。 Only one thing is for sure。 Not everyone will survive the night 。 。 。
Reviews
Masa
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SPOILERS （ISH） AHEADthis book was amazing。 there were plot twists literally everywhere- the one at the beginning I think was exceptional because it turned the story from a cute road trip with friends， suddenly into a very intense scenario where lives could be （and were， later on） lost。 and then when I was reading I was thinking about who could have the secret， I was constantly left guessing and when secrets did come out I was really surprised- I definitely couldn't predict the plot of this story SPOILERS （ISH） AHEADthis book was amazing。 there were plot twists literally everywhere- the one at the beginning I think was exceptional because it turned the story from a cute road trip with friends， suddenly into a very intense scenario where lives could be （and were， later on） lost。 and then when I was reading I was thinking about who could have the secret， I was constantly left guessing and when secrets did come out I was really surprised- I definitely couldn't predict the plot of this story which I love， since I am usually quite good at predicting plots。 Especially with red being the witness， then nit being the witness and how all the secrets came spiralling out from there- it was incredibly done。 my jaw dropped multiple times and a few tears definitely came out。 an incredible mystery- so fast paced and well done。 5/5 stars。 。。。more
Brittany Trimble
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I’ll read anything by Holly Jackson because I loved A Good Girls Guide to Murder。 This one was mid for me。 I didn’t really feel connected to any of the characters including the main character and my attention faded。Of course， enjoyed the twists near the end but it felt like a long time to invest until something happened。
milica
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Its more like a 2。5 ⭐️but i chose to give her 3 cus i really liked her previous workThe only thing i liked about this book was the fact that its a fast-paced，easy read that kept my attention most of the time。That being said，as someone who is a big fan of a GGGTM this was very disappointing…The characters were so unlikable that it frustrated me the whole time。 At least with Oliver we were supposed to hate him but Red？ The main character？ She was the WORST。 I tried really hard to like her but i ju Its more like a 2。5 ⭐️but i chose to give her 3 cus i really liked her previous workThe only thing i liked about this book was the fact that its a fast-paced，easy read that kept my attention most of the time。That being said，as someone who is a big fan of a GGGTM this was very disappointing…The characters were so unlikable that it frustrated me the whole time。 At least with Oliver we were supposed to hate him but Red？ The main character？ She was the WORST。 I tried really hard to like her but i just couldn’t not even with her sob story that repeated itself over and over and over again。 Like her mom died we get it。 A character could literally drink a cup of water and she would be like ，，My mom used to do that too！”。 I would understand if her mother was shot yesterday but damn its been years…Also it made me mad that we didn’t get an explanation for so many things？ Why was Red so weird and forgetful？ She didn’t know where she was half the time i thought she had some type of brain injury？ Also i was really hoping that that pattern in the curtains will be important somehow because she kept mentioning it every chance she got but then it was never mention again like huh？ And one last thing that i noticed（there was probably more things left unexplained but i can’t remember them right now）is that we dont even know who was the second YES？ I thought that will be a MAJOR plot twist（I was hoping it will be Maddy and that there would be something more to her character but at the end she was just a bland best friend character whose only purpose in the book was revealing that thing at the end…）And one last thing， i didnt like the open ending in As Good as Dead and i dont like it here but i guess thats a personal preference… 。。。more
Emily
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We’ve hit our first review of the year！ This was one I picked up as I was Christmas shopping— I know， I know， shocking that I bought a book for myself while book shopping for others… and I was so excited to get into it， knowing how much I loved the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy！ This was such a fun thriller， with an interesting premise。 I will say right off the bat that it does not rise to the top my favourites of Jackson’s books， but I did enjoy it。 I didn’t love that our main character We’ve hit our first review of the year！ This was one I picked up as I was Christmas shopping— I know， I know， shocking that I bought a book for myself while book shopping for others… and I was so excited to get into it， knowing how much I loved the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy！ This was such a fun thriller， with an interesting premise。 I will say right off the bat that it does not rise to the top my favourites of Jackson’s books， but I did enjoy it。 I didn’t love that our main character was so mysterious without a little more hinting or revelations— I felt like at some points I really just needed more info about her， but I really liked her intellect， her attitude and her fight！ I definitely would not have come up with a premise like this， and I thought that there were some good twists and turns。 For a stand alone book with such little movement in setting， it packed a punch！ Definitely a fun book to start off my reads this year！ 。。。more
Tara Yglesias
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Aggressively fine。 I didn't care which five survived and things got a little cartoony， but +1 for jawn。 Aggressively fine。 I didn't care which five survived and things got a little cartoony， but +1 for jawn。 。。。more
Akshara
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Holey。moley guacamole。 Love love love the book。 The premise is solid and the characters just enough to be interesting without being confusing。 The pace does not let up！ We are working on a plan to get the kids out of the RV right along with them。 And the ending is as brilliant as it is not transparent。 I wouldn't mind a sequel or hell a trilogy。 I did think some of the characterisation was 2D and the fact that not a single person stood up to the main villain a bit of an anomaly。 Especially since Holey。moley guacamole。 Love love love the book。 The premise is solid and the characters just enough to be interesting without being confusing。 The pace does not let up！ We are working on a plan to get the kids out of the RV right along with them。 And the ending is as brilliant as it is not transparent。 I wouldn't mind a sequel or hell a trilogy。 I did think some of the characterisation was 2D and the fact that not a single person stood up to the main villain a bit of an anomaly。 Especially since one could read every snarky thought the others thought。 。。。more
Natalie
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2。5 stars， rounded down I didn’t enjoy this anywhere near as much as A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder， unfortunately。 The pacing was fairly slow， and it was more Lord of the Flies than a thriller， with the 6 friends constantly at odds with each other。 Also — the ending…what was that？ Too open for my liking。
Daijah
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actual rating: 3。5/5 starsi loved the end and the twists within this book and holly jackson always has great writing but i just don't think this is necessarily my type of thriller。 i still appreciated the ride but it wasn't a fav like her other series。 actual rating: 3。5/5 starsi loved the end and the twists within this book and holly jackson always has great writing but i just don't think this is necessarily my type of thriller。 i still appreciated the ride but it wasn't a fav like her other series。 。。。more
lily Kemble
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predictable
Caz 111
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I ABSOLUTELY LOVED ITTTT BUT THE PLOT TWISTS WERE AMAZING
Fran Clarke
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Loved all the twists
Kin
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There better be a sequel。 It can't end like that！ It was a good book though。 I'll read anything Holly Jackson writes There better be a sequel。 It can't end like that！ It was a good book though。 I'll read anything Holly Jackson writes 。。。more
that_bookish_gayal
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brilliant book highly recommend i was not expecting all the twists and turns and the ending was chaotic and amazing
Emma Canning
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I wanted to love this， I really did but this book just fell short。 I found the dialogue very exaggerated and unrealistic。 It was decent enough to finish and in the beginning I really liked it but it just got worse near the end。
Lonzetta Allen
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This book was good but very fast paced。 I took a star off because of it being fast pace and could somewhat predict what would happen。 I didn’t like certain characters but the ending was wow。
cha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 [MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD。 PLEASE AVOID IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK YET]aaahh i had high expectation for this one since a lot of ppl seems to like it so much。 i understand the hype， tho。 i mean， ofc， it's THE holly Jackson！ another mystery/thriller book from her！ i， as well， got so excited when i found out she released a new book！ but for some reason， Five Survive didn't just hit me as hard as AGGGTM series did。 i love Holly Jackson， i love agggtm， but this one is just not it。It was fast-paced sinc [MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD。 PLEASE AVOID IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK YET]aaahh i had high expectation for this one since a lot of ppl seems to like it so much。 i understand the hype， tho。 i mean， ofc， it's THE holly Jackson！ another mystery/thriller book from her！ i， as well， got so excited when i found out she released a new book！ but for some reason， Five Survive didn't just hit me as hard as AGGGTM series did。 i love Holly Jackson， i love agggtm， but this one is just not it。It was fast-paced since everything happened overnight and only takes place in that 30+1 foot RV but the thing is， it was predictable （at least， for me）; most of my guesses were correct so it didn't surprise me that much。i find the RV-with a bunch of dumb kids- in the middle of nowhere- without any service- thingy a cliche but still the only perfect scenario for a thriller like this。 I got goosebumps at first， especially when i read the word "cemetery" and on that scene where Red went to pee， it reminded me of some horror films so it had me holding my breath for a few sec。 the characters kinda pissed me off but it's Oliver the one that annoyed me the most。 if i were them， I would've kicked him out of the RV lol guess they're all better than me 'cause how did they managed to still stay with him and follow him around when it's so damn obvious that he's actually dumb and selfish as hell ！！ none of them were interesting， even the main character。 or even the sniper。 most definitely not oliver or maddy。 maddy just be sitting there the whole time and will randomly appear at some scenes， didn't even have a say to anything。 literally just a supporting character or more like an extra character that just needed to be there。++ i don't think Catherine deserves what happened to her at the end。 i mean， yea she deserved it but i think she deserved better than that， she deserved WORSE than that。 i mean， she literally made Red miserable for years while pretending to be a good friend to her！！ she's evil and selfish so i thought maybe she should get a painful ending， something that would crush her heart and soul before she die。 would've been better if they let her know first that her son died and her daughter is suffering all because of her。 that would've been painful for her， that's what revenge supposed to feel like。 plus， it's true that she didn't get her dream position in the end BUT her name was still free from stains， the public didn't ever find out about what she did and she died just easily。 bet she even had a nice funeral， being treated as a highly respected person :/ lastly， i suppose the long letter at the end should be touching and supposed to make the readers tear up but idk， it felt more like the literal author wrote it instead of the character itself bc it's freakin' long and too detailed。 it didn't feel genuine and it lacks emotion of the writer （Arthur）。 thought some details from it would've been better told from a 3rd person pov instead or from Red's pov。 well， these are just all MY OPINION。 u can agree or disagree and that's okay。 i did enjoy the book， tho！ so glad i finished it sooner than i expected （'cause im a very slow reader and i thought this book would take me 2-3 weeks to finish but surprisingly， it only took me 5 days😌 first achievement in 2023 yoohooo~） 。。。more
Manon
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Holly Jackson never lets me down。 Na de AGGGTM trilogie， was ik zeer hyped om te zien dat er een nieuw boek uitkwam。 Ik had hoge verwachtingen hiervan en ze heeft me niet in de steek gelaten。 Ik moet wel zeggen dat ik dubbele gevoelens heb bij het boek en hoe ik over de karakters denk。 Vrijwel alle karakters hebben fouten gemaakt en de ene meer dan de ander， maar bij de meeste snap ik heel goed waarom ze de keuzes gemaakt hebben die ze gemaakt hebben。 Op 1 persoon na， want echt fuck diegene。。。 T Holly Jackson never lets me down。 Na de AGGGTM trilogie， was ik zeer hyped om te zien dat er een nieuw boek uitkwam。 Ik had hoge verwachtingen hiervan en ze heeft me niet in de steek gelaten。 Ik moet wel zeggen dat ik dubbele gevoelens heb bij het boek en hoe ik over de karakters denk。 Vrijwel alle karakters hebben fouten gemaakt en de ene meer dan de ander， maar bij de meeste snap ik heel goed waarom ze de keuzes gemaakt hebben die ze gemaakt hebben。 Op 1 persoon na， want echt fuck diegene。。。 They deserved to die。 Het verhaal was ontzettend spannend， zat vol met shockers and i cried twice， OMG。 Het boek zit ook vol met morele kwesties， want kies je je zelf boven je familie？ En hoe ver ga je om je familie en jezelf te beschermen？Desondanks had ik de plot toch anders laten verlopen met iets wat echt compleet onvoorspelbaar was of iets wat totaal nog niet benoemd was in het verhaal。 En what about the curtain pattern。 Waarom krijgen we dat nooit te weten？！ Als ik het vergelijk met AGGGTM vind ik Five Survive toch net ietsje minder vandaar dat ik em 4/5 geef。 。。。more
Lynsey Manternach
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First 5 star book of the year！ 🥳 I am a big Holly Jackson fan， one of my top favs when it comes to YA authors。 If you are a fan of the Good Girls Guide to Murder trilogy， you need to for sure add this one to your list！ The plot is basic， 6 people trapped in an RV overnight with no cell service and no way to escape。 As the hours go by， the desperation heightens and their trust in each other vanishes。 I read through this one super fast and was pulled in the entire ride。 Way to go HJ for writing a First 5 star book of the year！ 🥳 I am a big Holly Jackson fan， one of my top favs when it comes to YA authors。 If you are a fan of the Good Girls Guide to Murder trilogy， you need to for sure add this one to your list！ The plot is basic， 6 people trapped in an RV overnight with no cell service and no way to escape。 As the hours go by， the desperation heightens and their trust in each other vanishes。 I read through this one super fast and was pulled in the entire ride。 Way to go HJ for writing a riveting 400 page turner set literally only in an RV with 6 characters。 That’s true talent。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
ayaaaa
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I didn’t expect to be crying when I reached the endFirst read of the year and It made me heartbroken and mind blown
Maayanysl
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לא לא לא לא לא לא לא אני לא מוכנה לקבל את הסוף הזה לא זה מוגזם פשוט לא לא לא לא אני צריכה שהכותבת תשנה עכשיו את הסוף
Emily Houston
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Incredibly engaging story that was well-crafted， but was way too stressful for me to really enjoy
mira
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i loved this book omgogmg。 simon is literally my favouriteeeee。 i love arthur idgaf he cares abt red。 I HATED OLIVER FROM THE START EWWW BRO STOP ACTING BITCHY OMG NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU。
Dinaaaaaaaa
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Wow
Linda
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Started a little slow for Holly Jackson。 But the ending was great。 Holly Jackson is an auto buy and read for me。 Amazing
ana
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AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING！！！！ HOLLY JACKSON DOES IT AGAIN AND AGAINNNNN！！！！literally the best book ever to start off the year ;）） PHENOMENAL！！！！ plot twist after plot twist after plot twist！！！！！！！ ps: ending made me sob-like actual tears streaming down my cheeks，
SafaTheSofa
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Amazing book。
Shivanjali Pandit
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Actually its a 3。5 rating。Initially， it was a bit boring but then it picked up really well。 Though her way of was writing was a bit weird and Red's thoughts were annoying at times。 But it wasn't a bad book， the ending was nice。 Actually its a 3。5 rating。Initially， it was a bit boring but then it picked up really well。 Though her way of was writing was a bit weird and Red's thoughts were annoying at times。 But it wasn't a bad book， the ending was nice。 。。。more
Jody
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ~ FIVE SURVIVE ~Wow… what a way to start the year。 This book engulfed me in feelings of despair， fear and sympathy for these 6 teenagers who decided to go on an innocent road trip which turned into their worst nightmare。 📚 The Beginning - So this book didn’t grab me by the horns straight away。 The writing style at first didn’t grip me but boyyyyy did the storyline。 The character development was ACE！ Making us trust Aurthur like that？ Oh Holly Jackson， you genius。 Showing how Oliver went from be ~ FIVE SURVIVE ~Wow… what a way to start the year。 This book engulfed me in feelings of despair， fear and sympathy for these 6 teenagers who decided to go on an innocent road trip which turned into their worst nightmare。 📚 The Beginning - So this book didn’t grab me by the horns straight away。 The writing style at first didn’t grip me but boyyyyy did the storyline。 The character development was ACE！ Making us trust Aurthur like that？ Oh Holly Jackson， you genius。 Showing how Oliver went from being the level headed leader to a desperate， nothing to lose， ready to risk it all time bomb。 📚 The Middle - I was hooked by the middle of the book。 Nothing could make me put it down。 I did kind of figure out by page 236 who the main culprit was - only because I had skipped to the end to see the famous page with the checked boxes。 So when a certain someone wrote checked boxes on their hand。 It was a give away。 Don’t check the last pages guys。 📚 The End - I cried， and cried… possibly cried some more。 What an ending。 I was hoping for a happier ending for Red。 Just because… what a life to live at the tender age of 17。 Having to care for your alcoholic father because your mother passed away。 Not only did her mother die in one of the worst ways possible *Extreme Spoiler* it was by the hands of her best friends mother。 The person， the reason， the whole point of why they’re in the position they are in。 I love how the author described the feeling of being shot， what Red what thinking， feeling， how she was in her last moments。 Of course， it wasn’t really her last moments。 One thing I didn’t like was Arthur killing Catherine。 I felt like that was just thrown in there。 Why would Arthur do it himself， risking himself， doing something he vowed he would never do when he could have - at least， had someone else do it。 👫 The Characters- The main characters that stood out to me were Arthur， Red and Oliver。 Red’s character was a little annoying for me personally。 If you have something important to say that can save lives， especially in this scenario… just say it。 Red is always over criticising herself which in reality， may be accurate。 However， i feel like there’s a time and a place and honestly when someone has a sniper and is shooting at you。 I believe anyone would speak up。 At this point I had to remind myself that they’re 17。 Arthur was so tender and patient with Red - which in hindsight makes sense now。 I truly do believe there could be some sort of love/romance with him and Red。 Whenever she recovers。 Now Oliver。 There’s not much for me to say except I absolutely couldn’t stand him throughout。 From beginning to the end。 If I’m going to be completely honest， I’m a little worried that his death almost felt… satisfying to me。 Like they finally managed to shut him up。 That being said， I do believe the book needed Oliver。 It just wouldn’t be the same without him。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - My overall review of this book is that it hooked me and has me wanting more。 I don’t think it gets any better than that。 I literally couldn’t put the book down。 。。。more
Priya
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A different thriller and mystery read - bunch of kids with stereotypical characters all in a stifling RV。
Marit
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I dont think I've ever cried because of a book， but here I am， sobbing。 I definently recommend it if you like major plottwists and surprises。 And heartbreaking scenes。 I dont think I've ever cried because of a book， but here I am， sobbing。 I definently recommend it if you like major plottwists and surprises。 And heartbreaking scenes。 。。。more
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